New initiative to benefit buyers looking to work with new suppliers Easier than ever for retailers to diversify their ranges while making a saving Voucher redeemable at Spring Fair 2018 and Jewellery & Watch show The new Spring Fair voucher is giving even more reasons to retailers to source new suppliers at the UK’s largest…
This February Spring Fair returns with the most exciting show in its 70-year history, showcasing thousands of new products and shining a light on the trends shaping the gift and homeware markets. And with a new ‘Spring Fair Voucher’ there is not a more convenient, engaging place to do business. The show – running from…
Bolton Market will open on Christmas Eve to help shoppers buy their last minute festive food. The market, on Ashburner Street, will be open on Christmas Eve, which falls on Sunday – a day when the market is usually shut. By the time families are settling down to their dinner on Christmas Day, stallholders are…
Cambridge Night Market It seems that whenever Cambridge Market wins an award, I’m not far behind. Having recently been acknowledged in the NABMA LYLM special recognition awards for introducing the Cambridge Film and Night Market, I went along to the last of the film and food nights to see what they do It was a…
Mansfield Market – Eighteen months on I last visited Mansfield Market in March 2016, just before the market was due to be relaunched. There had been a big investment of £100,000 and the market had been relocated so that all of the stalls now were in one central area, the Market Place and the council…
The Great British Market Awards 2018 I hope that markets up and down the country have been putting their thinking caps on and are putting fingers to keyboard to compose their applications for next year’s GB Market Awards, or are hitting the voting button for Britain’s Favourite Market. The NABMA Awards are once again generously…
Getting Christmas wrapped up I always try to be honest when I am writing, and I think that it would be fair to say that, unfortunately, pretty much every market in the UK at the moment has empty stalls that traders and customers stand around moaning about. Maybe there are empty stalls on your market?…
I often read in the letters written by my insurance broker that I should notify them of any changes. What kind of changes should I be telling them about? Since changes to the Insurance Act (2015) there is now a greater onus on the broker or insurer to obtain correct and up-to-date information, to ensure…
Works begin at Wolverhampton Preparatory work on Wolverhampton’s new £4.9m city centre market begins City of Wolverhampton Council announced in January the relocation of the market from Market Square. The new Southside site, fronting Cleveland Street, will boast: 20 cabins and 48 stalls, with the option to trade from bigger cabins, an event space, a…
Leyland Market shortlisted for award Judges from the Lancashire Tourism Awards were so impressed by Leyland Market, that they have nominated them for a prestigious award. The market’s friendly stall-holders, excellent food hygiene and dedication to locally-sourced produce, meant that they have been short-listed in the “best retail experience” category. Councillor Phil Smith, South Ribble…